Graha (Planet)draftschool: jyotisha· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Jupiter (Brihaspati)

Bṛhaspati

also: Guru, Devaguru

gra-brihaspati

Definition

Jupiter; governs priests, kings, ministers, the learned and pious, and auspicious/ceremonial substances (XVI). The 60-year Jovian cycle is treated at BS VIII.
Classical

Prāṇa relevance

Governs priests, tonics and auspicious-ceremony performers; tonic/rasayana governance is an ayurveda-adjacent touch. Constitutive link deferred.

Cross-book attributes (35) — fill / concur / diverge

Benefic Or MaleficDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.169, p.171Modern
natural benefic — an aspect from Jupiter 'will tend to be helpful, whatever it may be'; Jupiter throws the trine that (per Frawley) underlies the Western 'trine = good'
txt-frawley-astrology-seersPlanetary Natures (book pp.76–77)Modern
Greater Benefic (natural status) — 'the best benefic' / 'the most helpful, generous and benefic of the planets.'

Frawley's table. NEW field.

Dosha AffinityDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.214, p.215Modern
kapha (water humor)
txt-frawley-astrology-seersJupiter (book p.93), quoting Parashari 3.27Traditional
dos-kapha (phlegmatic). Parashari 3.27 (quoted): 'his constitution is phlegmatic (kapha).'

claimed-classical: BPHS 3.27. FILLS Book-1 DEFERRED — which had pre-guessed 'kapha in hora tradition'; Frawley CONFIRMS. See Open Questions (concurrence).

ElementDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.215Modern
water
txt-frawley-astrology-seersElements of the Planets (book p.71)Traditional
ele-akasha (ether/space — primary, 'by its spiritual nature'); also said to represent WATER ('a heavy and liquid planet'), esp. in four-element systems; said by some to RULE air (as expansive) — 'not so much the element it possesses as the one it controls.'

claimed-classical table; the ether/water duality is in the source. FILLS Book-1 DEFERRED. Possesses ether/water; controls air.

Natural SignificationsDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

txt-frawley-astrology-seersOrientation of the Sidereal Zodiac (book pp.48–49)Modern
the transmitter of the galactic-center light into our solar system ('Guru', the teacher); 'the teacher of the Gods … even the teacher of the Sun'; directs the light of the galactic Sun through early Sagittarius [MODERN — Frawley, cosmological role]
txt-frawley-astrology-seersKey Indicators (book p.75) + Jupiter (book pp.93–95)Modern
Husband (for woman), guru, dharma, principle, wealth, fortune, grace, children, creativity, health (key-indicator list, p.75); also: intelligence (not intellect)/abstract mind, law/religion/philosophy, luck/grace/prosperity, the priest (Brihaspati/Brahmanaspati), expansion, immune system & vitality.

Frawley's karaka synthesis. NEW field.

AdhidevataFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Indra, King of the Gods (ruling deity / adhidevata)
Bija MantraFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
OM BRAHM (bruhm); also SHRIM (shreem) for prosperity; OM; Ganesh mantra OM GAM GANESHAYA NAMAHA
Chakra RulershipFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
rules the Sex (Svadhishthana) center — ruling sign-pair Pisces/Sagittarius; rules the reproductive system and the creative energy, our potential to expand
DebilitationFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
05°00' Capricorn (Makara)
Direction GovernedFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Northeast (worship scheme); North (yantra/altar scheme)
Direction Governed SvobodaFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
NORTHEAST — 'Northeast is presided over by Jupiter.' Jupiter is assigned to the NE, 'which is Water's domain' (Jupiter-NE=Water). [graha-dik roster]
Directional ConfluenceFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
Jupiter rules the NORTHEAST corner-confluence: NE = Water + sattva + Jupiter; NE light has 'a sattvic, Jovian flavor, the flavor of Soma — Nectar'. Jupiter's space-dosha here is 'kapha predominant, pitta secondary' (his kapha + a bit of Sun's pitta + Mercury's pliancy). Jupiter is 'double' at NE (the door-by-direction and the corner agree). NE décor: yellow/gold; weekday Thursday; Jupiter's animals horse, elephant, pigeon, swan.
Dosha Affinity SvobodaFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
kapha
ExaltationFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
05°00' Cancer (Karka)
GenderFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
masculine. (Jupiter signifies the husband for a woman; standard masculine graha — Frawley does not state gender word explicitly but treats Jupiter as masculine guru/priest.)
GunaFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
gun-sattva (primary; 'a spiritual and ethical (Sattvic) planet'). 'The higher elements, like ether and air, as well as the planet Jupiter, will raise the soul upwards.'
Guna SvobodaFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
sattva
House Significator OfFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
2nd (earning capacity), 5th (children/creativity/intelligence), 7th (husband, in a female chart), 9th (dharma), 10th (profession, with Mercury & Sun), 11th (gain)
MulatrikonaFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
0°–10° Sagittarius
Name MantraFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
OM BRIHASPATAYE NAMAHA
Numerology NumberFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
5 (law and intelligence in manifestation)
Permanent FriendsFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
friends: Sun, Moon, Mars; neutral: Saturn; enemies: Mercury, Venus
PratyadhidevataFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Brahma, The Creator (over-ruler)
Psychological SignificationsFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
The faculty of DHARMA / creative intelligence & grace: Jupiter represents 'the law of our nature, our creative intelligence, and where we find our grace and beneficence in life.' The main issue is aligning oneself with the flow of Divine grace (the inner good, not the outer social good) — projecting a spiritual creativity that raises world and self, being beneficent in the presence of the Divine (not to gain others' admiration), with an optimism based on knowledge of the eternal. In the reintegration Yoga Jupiter is 'our will to truth and growth', sought by expanding in the realm of consciousness and growing inwardly rather than outwardly, becoming 'a source of grace, beneficence and good will' guiding others along the path of light.
Remedial ColorFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
yellow, orange, gold — clear/bright/transparent; avoid dark, and red/blue/violet/purple
Remedial FingerFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
index finger (Jupiter's finger)
Remedial GemFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
mat-yellow-sapphire (yellow sapphire; ≥2 ct, gold, index finger right hand); substitutes yellow topaz (≈equal), citrine (weaker), yellow zircon
Rules SignsFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Sagittarius (Dhanus, positive/odd) + Pisces (Mina, negative/even)
Significations SvobodaFilledper txt-svoboda-vastu
rules: Thursday; yellow; knowledge and fortune; children, wise/learned persons, counselors, clergy, judges; the sense of hearing; gold/yellow-sapphire/topaz/citrine; growth and expansion, humanitarian and spiritual outlooks, wisdom, optimism, faith, geniality, generosity, joviality, good judgment, benevolence. (number 5)
Special AspectsFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
5th, 7th, 9th signs (drishti). The 5th and 9th ≈ trines (120°), operating both forwards and backwards in the zodiac
Worship DeityFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Brihaspati (priest of the Gods); Ganesh (1st son of Shiva & Parvati); the king of the Gods / wielder of the thunderbolt (Zeus/Thor/Indra)
Worship GrainFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
chick peas
Worship SymbolFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
square
Worship WeekdayFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Thursday
YantraFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
numerical yantra based on number 5 (Jupiter=5 at upper-center); lines sum 27, total 81; Ganesh Yantra
Yogic SignificationFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
creative/reproductive energy, the potential to expand; the guru/guide, teacher of the solar system, faith and law; exalted in Cancer at the THIRD EYE — end of the lunar half, maximum water-energy potential, 'point of maximum aspiration in life'; jupiterian creative energy in the sex center must be brought up to the head

Connections (24)

corresponds-to · 9
  • ↔Ether / Space (Akasha)Traditional
    Frawley: Jupiter 'by its spiritual nature, is said to represent ether'; also water ('a heavy and liquid planet', esp. in four-element systems); 'said by some to rule over air... not so much the element it possesses as the one it controls.' Primary constitutive element = ether/akasha.
  • ↔Kapha (Water humor)Traditional
    Parashari 3.27 (quoted): 'his constitution is phlegmatic (kapha).'
  • ↔SattvaTraditional
    Frawley's guna table; Jupiter 'a spiritual and ethical (Sattvic) planet' which 'will raise the soul upwards.'
  • →Cancer (Karka)Traditional
    Exaltation: Jupiter is exalted at 5°00' Cancer (book p.125); fall at 5°00' Capricorn.
  • ↔Kapha (Water humor)Modern
    Frawley groups Jupiter with the Moon and Venus as the three Kapha/Water planets (book p.215); Water types' overweight is 'from the influence of the Moon or Jupiter which rules them'; 'the Moon and Jupiter cause more Kapha (Water) disorders' (book p.214, p.215).
  • ↔Third Eye (Ajna chakra)Modern
    Jupiter is exalted in Cancer — the sign of the Moon (lunar half) and the third eye. As the end of the lunar half of the zodiacal cycle this is the point of maximum potential of the water energy and the creative/anabolic processes; it shows Jupiter's spiritual / guru side, 'the point of maximum aspiration in life'. Frawley presents the chakra-position of the exaltation sign as the rationale for WHY Jupiter is exalted there.
  • ↔Kapha (Water humor)Modern
    NE doshic composition: 'Jupiter's kapha takes on a bit of the Sun's pitta... to produce a kapha-predominant, pitta-secondary region' (PDF p.191) - Jupiter is the kapha pole of the NE confluence. Mints the planet->dosha edge the NE confluence rests on.
  • ↔Kapha (Water humor)Modern
    Svoboda names Jupiter 'the kapha graha' ruling the humid northeast (climate rule). Jupiter↔kapha correspondence.
  • ↔Northeast (Ishanya)Modern
    NE confluence: 'Northeast is the direction... of Jupiter' (PDF p.191); Jupiter's kapha (with a bit of Sun's pitta) defines the corner's doshic signature. The planet leg of the NE confluence. CONCURS with the standard graha-direction roster (Jupiter-NE).
governs · 12
  • →Samvatsara (year and its lord)Classical
    BS VIII (Jovian cycle) + XIX: the samvatsara series and its lords are reckoned by Jupiter's motion.
  • →Sagittarius (Dhanus)Traditional
    Jupiter rules Sagittarius (positive); Jupiter also rules Pisces (negative) - L6b. The two halves of its orbit (book p.107-108). scope: graha-rashi (flagged QF-SN-1).
  • →Pisces (Mina)Traditional
    Jupiter rules Pisces as the negative/even (withdrawing) half of its orbit. scope: graha-rashi (flagged QF-SN-1).
  • →Second House (House of Livelihood)Traditional
    Jupiter is the natural karaka of the 2nd house as significator of earning capacity (book p.154).
  • →Fifth House (House of Children / Creative Intelligence)Traditional
    Jupiter is the karaka of the 5th house as significator of children, creativity and intelligence (book p.154). Frawley: Jupiter LOCATED in the 5th is bad for children though it is the significator — a significator should aspect, not occupy, its house (book p.155).
  • →Seventh House (House of the Partner)Traditional
    Jupiter is the karaka of the 7th house as significator of the husband for a female chart (book p.154).
  • →Ninth House (House of Dharma / Fortune)Traditional
    Jupiter is the karaka of the 9th house as significator of dharma (book p.155).
  • →Tenth House (House of Karma / Action)Traditional
    Jupiter is a joint karaka of the 10th house as significator of profession (with Mercury) (book p.155).
  • →Eleventh House (House of Gains)Traditional
    Jupiter is the karaka of the 11th house as significator of gain (book p.155).
  • →Sex Center (Svadhishthana chakra)Modern
    Jupiter rules the Sex (Svadhishthana) center — the reproductive system and the creative energy, our potential to expand. Ruling sign-pair is Pisces/Sagittarius (Jupiter's two signs).
  • →Northeast (Ishanya)Modern
    In Frawley's worship scheme Jupiter is assigned the Northeast. (The yantra/altar scheme instead puts Mercury at NE and Jupiter at North.)
  • →Northeast (Ishanya)Traditional
    Svoboda's roster assigns Jupiter to the Northeast, 'which is Water's domain' (Jupiter-NE pairs with the NE's Water element). The great benefic on the single most-auspicious bearing — 'meditate while facing northeast (double Jupiter)' (p178) names the planet+direction confluence outright.
influences · 2
  • →Orientation of the sidereal zodiac to the galactic center (Frawley's interpretation)Modern
    In Frawley's galactic-center orientation Jupiter ('Guru', the teacher even of the Sun) is the CHANNEL that transmits the galactic-center light into our solar system: 'Jupiter represents and directs the light of the galactic Sun into our solar system,' through early Sagittarius. The planet is the active transmitter of the orientation the rule describes. No more specific §4 type fits (it is planet-as-conduit-of-a-cosmological-orientation); governs would mis-state it (Jupiter does not have lordship over the orientation), so influences per the §4 rule.
  • →Special planetary aspects (drishti) by signTraditional
    Jupiter (with Rahu and Ketu) possesses the special FULL aspects on the 5th and 9th signs (≈ trines, 120°, both directions), besides the universal 7th. On Frawley's reading this trine special-aspect is the basis of the Western 'trine = good'. Edge records Jupiter's membership in the drishti scheme captured by rul-special-aspects.
supports · 1
  • ←Yellow Sapphire (Jupiter's gem)Modern
    Yellow sapphire is Jupiter's remedial gem and the safest stone (Jupiter is the best benefic); worn (gold, index finger) it strengthens joy, faith, wisdom, prosperity and vitality.

Sources

  • txt-brihat-samhitaXVI.24–25Classical✓ verifiedgovernance incl. priests, ministers, the learned, tonics, ceremonial substances

Notes from other books

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersJupiter's trine special-aspect is, on Frawley's reading, the basis of the Western 'trine = good'. Retrograde Jupiter is held good for children (book p.177). Hamsa ('swan') is its Mahapurusha yoga. Combust orb 8°30'. Dasha 16 yrs. Jupiter-return ≈ 12–13 yrs. Significator of the partner FOR WOMEN.
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersFoundations-specific Jupiter role (NOT duplicating the Planets-theme element=ether/air, dosha, guna, benefic patches): Frawley makes Jupiter the conduit of cosmic intelligence from the galactic center — "Jupiter represents and directs the light of the galactic Sun into our solar system." Ancient India and China "followed a calendar centered on the planet Jupiter" (vs Egypt/America on Venus). MODERN cosmology.
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersJupiter is the most multivalent karaka: Frawley states 'Jupiter relates to houses 2, 5, 7, 9 & 11' (book p.155), plus the 10th for profession. This lets Jupiter discriminate wealth/children/dharma/income depending which of its houses one is judging. [MODERN — Frawley]
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersFrawley groups Jupiter with Moon and Venus as the three Kapha/Water planets (book p.215); Water types' overweight tendency is 'from the influence of the Moon or Jupiter which rules them' (book p.214); 'the Moon and Jupiter cause more Kapha (Water) disorders' (book p.215). CONFIRMS the hora-tradition 'kapha' affinity BS noted but did not state (BS gra-brihaspati dosha_affinity DEFERRED, 'kapha in hora tradition — not stated').
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersJupiter = guru/dharma, the greater benefic, ether-element, kapha. The kapha value CONFIRMS Book-1's pre-guess; the ether element fills a fully DEFERRED field.
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersYoga: Raja Yoga (integral path); devotion developing into knowledge.
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersNeptune 'appears related to the negative side of Jupiter' (Pisces) — proposed co-ruler (book p.109). gra-neptune is a non-navagraha pilot stub; not patched. [MODERN — Frawley]
  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersJupiter exalted in Cancer (third eye) — its spiritual side, guru function, "point of maximum aspiration in life" (book p.231). Table number (2) = Jupiter rules chakra 2 (sex). Frawley: Jupiter "also functions well ... in Gemini" (book p.232).
  • txt-svoboda-vastuJupiter is the NE confluence-planet, the senior of the two 'great benefics'; his kapha makes the Water-corner's doshic signature. [MODERN — Svoboda]
  • txt-svoboda-vastuJupiter-NE CONCURS with Frawley worship scheme and the BS-unpinned roster. The Jupiter-NE=Water=kapha=sattva confluence places the great benefic on the single most-preferred direction (the Vāstu Puruṣa's head, the prayer-room corner — see the pilot's dir-ishanya patch); 'meditate while facing northeast (double Jupiter)' (p178) is the planet+direction confluence stated outright. [TRADITIONAL roster; MODERN attrs]

Other attributes

Governed Domains
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Weekday
Thursday (Guruvara)
Cycle Note
Jupiter governs the 60-year cycle (samvatsara series) and the 5-year yuga lords (BS VIII.23–24, cross-ref) — see tmp-samvatsara.
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